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V G. L; 'HBYMAN GOODS EXHIBITOR.

10.548,987. Patented ont. 29, 1895; I'

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UNITED STATES PATENT Orricn.

Y GUSTAV L. HEYMAN, OF CARLISLE, KENTUCKY.

GOODS-EXHIBITOR.

SPECIFICATION forming' part of Letters Patent No. 548,987, dated October29, 1895. Application iiled January 25, 1895 Serial No. 5361242- CN'Omodel.)

.To a/ZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GUsrAv L. HEYMAN, residing at Carlisle, in thecounty of Nicholas and State of Kentucky, have invented a new andImproved Goods-Exhibitor, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to an improved exhibitor more especially adaptedfor supporting and exhibiting bolts of oil-cloth, particularly tableoil-cloth, and it primarily has for its object to provide a device ofthis character of a very simple and inexpensive nature, which can beeasily manipulated and which will effectively serve for its intendedpurposes.

The construction and operation of the apparatus are as hereinafterdescribed.

Figure l is a perspective view of my im- Fig. 2 is a verticallongitudinal section of a part thereof, taken practically on the line 22 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a view of a bolt of oil-cloth with its internalstick of the same length as the bolt. Fig. 4 shows the bolt with thestick cut to render it capable of being used on the exhibitor, and Fig.5 is a detail view illustrating the manner in which the bolt is removedfrom or applied in position.

As before stated, my improved exhibitor is especially adapted fordis-playing table oilcloth, which, as is well known, is usually of astandard width, one anda quarter yards, and sold to the trade in boltsrolled on a central wooden stick of a length equal the width of thecloth.

My improved exhibitor comprises a suitable supporting or base member A,formed preferably of metal, mounted upon castersBBand provided with acentral upwardly-extending post C.

D indicates the goods holder or carrier proper, which is mounted torevolve upon the post C, and for such purpose it has acentrally-disposed tubular post D', which connects at the ends with thecircular top D2 and bottom disks D3, as shown. On the upper face the.bottom D3 has at its outer edge a series of circular projections cl,ofany desired number, from which project upward central stems d',substantially of the diameter of the core or stick member of theoil-cloth bolt.

The top D2 of the exhibitor comprises a lower disk d3, provided withaseries of sockets terminating in contracted openings d4, whereby astop-rim d5 is formed for a purpose presently described.

l lVithin the sockets d4 are held a series of stems d6, having headportions 17 to limit their downward movement, which stems carry a seriesof disk members d8, held in alignment with the circular portions on thebottom member D3, which disks d8 in practice are of a slightly-largerdiameter than the oilclothbolt held under it.

It will be noticed by reference to Fig. 2 that the disks d8 are heldnormally pressed to their lowermost position by the coil-springs E,which are held compressed against the upper end of the stems d6 by thetop disk member d". lt will also be observed that the relation oftheupper disk members d8 when at their lowermost position and the lowercircular or disk-like portions is such that they are spaced apartsubstantially the width of the oilclotl1 bolt, so that the lowerextension dx of the stem d6 and thel upwardly-projecting members d willfit into the ends of the bolt ot' oil-cloth and form the pivot orjournals on which it is held to turn. For this purpose in practicebefore the cloth bolts F are placed in position the stick f is removedand sawed off one inch, more or less, and then returned to its place inthe bolt, such operation serving to form the ends of the bolt withsocket-like portions f', as shown most clearly in Fig. 4. It will thusbe seen that practically the oil-cloth bolt retains its rigid condition,as it retains its stick or core member, and yet itself is rotatable onthe supporting devices, the arrangement shown providing a most simplemeans for supporting the bolt, so that it can freely rotate on itsbearings.

It will also be observed that as the upper disks d8 are of a largerdiameter than the cloth bolt, as also the lower disk-like portions ofthe base, it follows that the said bolt is squarely supported and isless liable to nnravel.

By making the upper disks yielding it is manifest that when it isdesired to set in place or remove a bolt of oil-cloth the upper end(after the lower end has been fitted on the bottom stem) can be quicklywithdrawn by simply pressing the disk d8 upward sufficient to free thestem portion dx from the bolt, and in like manner such upper end can beswung inward. '1

It will readily be understood from the draw ings that the support properis rotatable on the main table or caster-equipped frame and eachoil-cloth bolt is capable of independent rotation on the rotatablesupport.

The essential pointof advantage otl arranging the parts as described isthat I am enabled to provide for supporting and rotating the cloth boltswithout requiring a central support or other devices which must beremoved or reset after each bolt has been disposed of.

From the foregoing it will be seen that I provide a simple arrangementwhereby the table oil-cloth can be displayed in the smallest possiblespace, and whereby it can always be kept neatly rolled and at the sametime show the patterns.

`coincident with the aforesaid stems on the base, of the disks d8 havingdownwardly eX tending stems d and upwardly extending stems having headportions ttingin the aforesaid sockets and the springs for forcing suchdisks and the stems downward all arranged substantially as shown and forthe purposes described.

GUSTAV L. HEYMAN, Witnesses:

J. W. HARRISON, C. RAFFERTY.

